AFRO-NETS> Vacancy at UNAIDS/ECA

[Maite Irurzun-Lopez <MIrurzun@uneca.org>]

Vacancy at UNAIDS/ECA
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Terms of Reference for the UNAIDS professional

African Heads of States and Governments declared their commitment to 
fight HIV/AIDS during the African Development Forum (ADF), December 
2000. This commitment was re-affirmed at the African Heads of State 
Summit on HIV/AIDS, TB and other related diseases in Abuja, Nigeria, 
in April 2001. 

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and UNAIDS are collaborating 
to bring this commitment to fruition. Working together with the Afri-
can Union (AU), they have developed the "Strategy for Monitoring the 
Implementation of the African Resolutions against HIV/AIDS". To im-
plement this strategy, a Health Economics Unit has been established 
in the Economic and Social Policy Division (ESPD) of the ECA. This 
unit is the focal point for all work on HIV/AIDS and other health is-
sues at the ECA.

To support this unit, UNAIDS is seeking to recruit an STP profes-
sional, for the duration of 11 months beginning from date of recruit-
ment. The position is a P4 and the salary is US$ 4,598 per month. 


Major duties and responsibilities of the STP

He/she will be work as an STP professional for 11 months based in ECA 
and under the supervision of ECA and UNAIDS-Geneva.

He/she will be responsible for the production of the Annual Report on 
HIV/AIDS in Africa, in close collaboration with the HIV/AIDS Unit in 
ESPD. This report will monitor the implementation of the status of 
the implementation of the African Resolutions against HIV/AIDS as set 
forth in Abuja Declaration and in the UNGASS Declaration of Commit-
ment. This activity will feed into UNAIDS' global report on HIV/AIDS.
The report will not only monitor the implementation of the targets 
but will also identify best practices on the continent. Since techni-
cal reports on epidemiological monitoring of the pandemic have al-
ready been carried out by UNAIDS/WHO, such activities are not within 
the purview of the joint UNAIDS/ECA/AU report.

He/she will ensure that the report is ready by end May 2002 to serve 
as an input into the AU Heads of State Summit in June/July 2002.

He/she will draw on existing Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) frame-
works, such as the Monitoring and Evaluation Framework of the Inter-
national Partnership Against Africa (IPAA) already developed.

He/she will work in close collaboration with CPA-Addis and Abuja and 
Inter-country teams in Pretoria and Abidjan, plus the regional devel-
opment centres of ECA. He/she will also collaborate closely with key 
organisations who should be involved in the production of the annual 
report, such as UNDP, AU, AIDS Watch Africa (AWA), African Centre for 
HIV/AIDS Management (ACHAM).

He/she will support and advice ESPD in the mainstreaming of HIV/AIDS 
issues in ECA work.


Requirements

* Expertise in HIV/AIDS policies and recent experience in HIV/AIDS at 
  the policy level, in particular in national HIV/AIDS programs in Af-
  rica. 
* Experience with UNAIDS Secretariat or its Cosponsors would be an 
  exceptional advantage.
* Advance degree in Public Health, Health Economics or related fields 
  preferred. 
* Extensive in monitoring of policies and programs, in particular of 
  health or social programs at the national level. 
* Excellent writing skills and significant experience in producing 
  reports and evaluations. 
* Significant experience in working with governments in Africa and 
  familiarity with the UN system.
* Experience in mainstreaming HIV/AIDS or other cross-cutting devel-
  opment issues into the work of a development organisation would be 
  highly desirable. 
* Good communication and interpersonal skills and partnership build-
  ing capacity, to be able to work closely with partners in the ECA and 
  counterparts in governments and civil society.
* Fluency in English as well as French. 
* Willingness to work in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and travel to other 
  countries in Africa.

Please send all the applications to 
Ms Johanne Girard
The Human Resources Director
mailto:girardj@unaids.org

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Maite Irurzun-Lopez
ODI Fellow, Economic Affairs Officer
Economic and Social Policy Division (ESPD)
Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
P.O. Box 3005
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tel: +251-1-445-326
Fax: +251-1-510-389
Tel: +251-1-513-348
mailto:MIrurzun@uneca.org 
mailto:maiteirurzun@yahoo.com

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